05th Jan2012

English Grammar Refresh – Ch.5 Word Choice and Word Order (some/somewhat/somewhere, able/enable, after/afterwards,no/not/none/never, farther/further)

by Min

Ch.5 Word Choice and Word Order – Continued…

  • Some vs. Somewhat vs. Somewhere

1) Some +  단수명사 : 형용사. “어떤”

Telecommuting is some form of computer communication.

Some + 복수명사 : 형용사. “약간의”

Technicians removed some papers from the safe.

Some : 대명사. “약간의 사람/것”

Some of the photons collided with the electrons.

2) Somewhat: 부사. “다소”

The President calmed down somewhat.

3) Somewhere: 부사, 명사. “어딘가”

We have to find a safe port somewhere between here and there.

 

  • Able vs. Enable

1) Able: 형용사, “be+able+to 부정사”

Few American painters were able to achieve the kind of abstract simplicity.

2) Enable: 동사. “enable + 목적어+ to 부정사”

Computers have enabled people to understand science better.

 

  • After vs. Afterwards

1) After : 전치사, 접속사 가능

After breakfast, Catherine insisted on my bringing a chair.

2) Afterwards: 부사, “그 후에”

I will take you on a vacation afterwards.

 

  • 부정표현 (No, Not, None, Never)

1) No: 한정사, 뒤에 무관사 명사 사용

You have no right to keep us here.

2) Not: 부사, 동사부정, 부사 부정, 부분 부정, 강조

Television was not invented by any one person. (부사, 동사부정)

Not surprisingly, a scientist in California invented the Richter scale used to measure earthquakes. (부사부정)

Not all the conclusions scientists make are accurate. (부분부정)

I remember not a single thing about him. (강조)

3) None: 대명사, 명사수식 못함.

I have thousands of memories but none of them are mine.

4) Never: 부사. 동사부정. “결코~ 않다”.

I have never seen a movie or a television show.

 

  • Farther vs. Further

1) Farther : 거리 (Physical distance)

She was afraid to go farther.

2) Further: 거리, 정도 (metaphorical, or figurative, distance)

L.A is further/farther north than San Diego. 거리. 둘다 사용가능

Humans further endanger the cougar. 정도로 사용.

If you explain further, I’ll kill you.

For more detailed explanation: http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/further-versus-farther.aspx

 

 

 

 

 

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